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natsume · Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 409 Location: Chongqing, China

I think I hear the students in my next class starting to bleat loudly, I need to rush off and tend to my pastoral minstrations.

stefanreynolds · Joined: 12 Mar 2010 Posts: 34

firstly, a parent has the right to know what type of person is teaching their children , jpanes or not.
also, if you are proud of your lifestyle choices, should you not admit them to your employer?
and, do yu not have a duty to be honest with your employer?

seklarwia · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 1:54 pm Post subject:

Do you know the relationship status of every teacher in you area in your home country or any western English speaking country? Do you have to complete a form stating your sexual orientation, religion, political beliefs when you apply to be a teacher in your home country?

I'll tell you why you don't. Because denying work to a person based on these bits of personal information is discrimination.

Since public displays of affection are not really done as openly here as is normally the case in our home countries, if you were being respectful of the local customs, you wouldn't be exposing anyone to you orientation regardless of whether you were straight, lesbian, gay, bi, swinger or whatever. So your orientation would be even less relevant out here than back home.

stefanreynolds · Joined: 12 Mar 2010 Posts: 34

so why even worry about your same sex status, and why not just tell your employer the truth....?

ShioriEigoKyoushi · Joined: 21 Aug 2009 Posts: 364 Location: Japan

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

stefanreynolds · Joined: 12 Mar 2010 Posts: 34

its not my opinion that is important.... but your employers opinion...

Mr_Monkey · Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 661 Location: Kyuuuuuushuuuuuuu

So, if your opinion is not important why are you still posting here?

peachy and danny · Joined: 04 Aug 2009 Posts: 16 Location: Not in Sacramento

Well, well! A bigot has finally infiltrated this message board! Boy, it's too bad gays don't have tattoos on their wrists so that you can track them. I hope this is not representative of foreigners in Japan. It's been so long since I've lived there, I guess I just assumed that homophobes belong in MY country (the USA). Hey stefanreynolds, I hear that the Japanese have a cultural prejudice against Japanese-Koreans. Why don't you show them how to hate the right way; the American way!

Kionon · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject:

ShioriEigoKyoushi · Joined: 21 Aug 2009 Posts: 364 Location: Japan

Mr. Kalgukshi · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 11:38 pm Post subject:

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TokyoLiz · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1548 Location: Tokyo, Japan

Momohime, like Shiori, I hope you got some value out of the information I posted above. For the most part, I have found that the Japan forum has been fun and sometimes informative. There are all kinds of people in this world and on the 'Net. I hope you meet the ones with whom you can have a meaningful dialogue about the cultures you come from.

Best of luck in your preparations.

Cool Teacher · Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 3:55 am Post subject:

I think its best to just say that you and a friend want to share an apartment. No need to rock the boat! Very Happy

P.S Ha ha! Briillinat post by ShiroriEigoKoshi! Cool

You get 100 housepoints and a gold star! Very Happy